Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy McLoughlin. The Deputy has brought it up for debate later today. I will be answering the same question.

Sligo is on the IDA Ireland list. We are promoting it. I myself promoted it on two occasions in the past week in the US. The Deputy has a wonderful facility there. He will be aware that I visited the facility and other facilities in Sligo. I also met the chamber of commerce and the local trading organisation there and I am confident that IDA Ireland will be able to get good clients.

As Minister, I remind the House it is not only IDA Ireland. Enterprise Ireland is a very good enterprise agency and is also bringing jobs to a community, as are the LEOs. We are there with IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the LEOs to try and make sure that we land jobs in regional areas.

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